Carrots

Image by Gardening Know How Carrots are a root vegetable with a characteristic, long-pointed, edible root. Deformed carrots can be caused by a variety of problems and may be forked, bumpy, or otherwise…

Image by DiyanaDimitrova Is it possible to save seeds from carrots? Do carrots even have seeds? And, if so, why haven’t I seen them on my plants? How do you save seeds from carrots? A hundred years ago, no…

Image by flyparade You may have seen them — the crooked, forked roots of carrots that are mutated and malformed. While edible, they lack the appeal of properly grown carrots and look a bit alien. This is the…

Image by eag1e Can carrots grow indoors? Yes, and growing carrots in containers is easier than growing them in the garden because they thrive on a steady supply of moisture—something that’s hard to provide…

Image by PavelRodimov Carrots are easy to grow in a garden with deep, loose soil; and as you may have guessed from the name, they are packed with beta carotene. A half-cup (118 mL.) serving gives you four…

Image by Alton N. Sparks, Jr., University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Carrot weevils are tiny beetles with big appetites for carrots and related plants. Once they’re established, these insects can devastate your…

Image by Miyuki Satake There are many soil-borne pathogens that can cause damping off in carrot seedlings. This most often occurs in periods of cool, wet weather. The most common culprits are fungi, which…

Image by GKH Q&A via Anonymous Black swallowtail butterflies have an interesting relationship with plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. There are many wild plants in this family but in areas where these…

Image by Gardening Know How, via Nikki Tilley Danvers carrots are medium sized carrots, often called “half size.” They were once a choice carrot for their flavor, especially when young, because mature roots…

Image by Scot Nelson Garden diseases are the bane of any gardener, especially when they threaten our food crops. Root knot nematodes in carrots are a major pathogen which also affects other food crops, such…